Violence in Brazil who? Look at the numbers
15
Jun
In defense of freedom of expression and democracy, expressed my opinion.
The Brazilian Association of Investigative Journalism (Abraji) friday issued a statement strongly condemning the “deliberate targeting of military police to the press” during the protest Thursday against the fare increase for public transportation in São Paulo, several journalists were beaten and treated as criminals, in fact the police have acted with the same force against gangs of thugs that are in the news every day.
The newspaper Folha de S. Paulo announced that seven reporters the company were hit, and two were shot rubber bullets in the face during the protest, the journalists were hit with gunfire Giuliana Vallone and Fabio Braga. Photographer Sergio Silva, Futura Press Agency, was hit by a rubber bullet in the left eye and is hospitalized, according to his wife journalist Katia Passos, who said he has little chance of regaining vision in the injured eye.
The photographer of the Terra, Fernando Borges was also arrested while covering a demonstration in late Thursday. According to AFP, the demonstrations in the Brazilian cities of Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro against the rising prices of public transport caused at least 55 injured and 160 arrested.
According to a report from reporter UOL, Janaina Garcia, police fired indiscriminately on protesters, bystanders and journalists to work. “There was no output via the cross, all surrounded by shock.” Who lived in the absence of freedoms can not tolerate an abusive use of repressive force.
